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'Country Gold' pays tribute to 1990s country singers and provides laughs along the way. Ben Hall plays George Jones.
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Music Reviews: Joni Mitchell’s ‘The Asylum Albums,’ plus Mel Carter, Dr. John, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Mountain City Four
A Joni Mitchell box set contains three early 1970s studio albums and a live set. Plus, reviews of CD…
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Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Smile’ – One You Can’t Look Away From
"Smile" takes its heroine on a supernatural journey. But no one believes she is haunted. …
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Concert Review: TENET Vocal Artists – Motets of J.S. Bach (NYC, Sept. 18 2022)
TENET Vocal Artists demonstrated that Bach's motets are as uniquely, miraculously Bach as anything e…
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Fantastic Fest: Horror, Sci-Fi and Just Plain Weird Goes Live September 22
Fantastic Fest, the world's largest sci-fi, horror and unusual film festival, goes live September 22…
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Music Reviews: Freedy Johnston, I Draw Slow, Jimmy Carpenter, and the Commonheart
Freedy Johnston delivers a winning pop/rock set, plus new releases from I Draw Slow, Jimmy Carpenter…
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Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Country Gold’ Satirizes and Honors Country Music Stars
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Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Smile’ – One You Can’t Look Away From
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Fantastic Fest: Horror, Sci-Fi and Just Plain Weird Goes Live September 22
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Videogame Review: ‘Soulstice’
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Music Reviews: The Kinks’ ‘Muswell Hillbillies/Everybody’s in Show-biz – Everybody’s a Star’ plus John McCutcheon, Collective Soul, Mick Kolassa, and Brian Lisik
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Interview with Nils Lofgren (Part Two): On Working with Lou Reed, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen
In part 2, Nils Lofgren talks life on the road with The Boss, writing with Lou Reed, and his recent reunion with Neil Young.
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Interview with Nils Lofgren (Part One): On New Live Record ‘Weathered,’ A Life of Touring, and More
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Interview: Actress Paula Garcés, Co-Creator of ‘World of Aluna’
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Robert F. Kennedy: Remembering the Morning of June 6, 1968:
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Interview: Leslie Peters, Author of ‘Finding Time to Lead: Seven Practices to Unleash Outrageous Potential’
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9-11 Memorial Ceremony at Ground Zero – It Must Continue to Be Held Every Year
There is something about saying the names of those who died for all to hear that confirms that those lost existed and had lives that mattered to those who loved and knew them.
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Labor Day – A Time to Pause and Reflect
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LEGO – From the Simple Brick to the Glorious Splendors of a Galaxy Far, Far Away!
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“So Long, Santa!” What Happens To You When Your Kid Stops Believing?
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The First Three Seasons of M*A*S*H Shine Brightest
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Good Guys with Guns Can’t Stop Mass Shootings
“Only Thing That Stops A Bad Guy With A Gun Is A Good Guy With …
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Movie Review: ‘White Riot’
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My Private Messages from the Trumps
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‘What’s The Matter With Kansas?’ – A Deconstruction
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State of the Union Circa 2020 – Part IV
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Exclusive Interview: Michael Kahan, ‘Funny in Failure’ Podcast Host
Michael Kahan's podcast combines thoughtful conversation with comedy in his interviews, exploring challenges and failures that celebrities encountered in their careers.
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Software Review: ‘Adobe Premiere Rush’ – Speed Without Mickey Mouse
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Sentencing 101: How the Justice System Works
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Nine Ways to Childproof Your Home
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Capturing Marketing Productivity in a Sea of Distractions
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Music Reviews: Joni Mitchell’s ‘The Asylum Albums,’ plus Mel Carter, Dr. John, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Mountain City Four
A Joni Mitchell box set contains three early 1970s studio albums and a live set. Plus, reviews of CDs featuring Mel Carter, Dr. John, New Riders, and the Mountain City Four.
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Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Smile’ – One You Can’t Look Away From
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Concert Review: TENET Vocal Artists – Motets of J.S. Bach (NYC, Sept. 18 2022)
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Fantastic Fest: Horror, Sci-Fi and Just Plain Weird Goes Live September 22
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Music Reviews: Freedy Johnston, I Draw Slow, Jimmy Carpenter, and the Commonheart
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Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Country Gold’ Satirizes and Honors Country Music Stars
'Country Gold' pays tribute to 1990s country singers and provides laughs along the way. Ben Hall plays George Jones.
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Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘Smile’ – One You Can’t Look Away From
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Fantastic Fest: Horror, Sci-Fi and Just Plain Weird Goes Live September 22
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Videogame Review: ‘Soulstice’
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Music Reviews: The Kinks’ ‘Muswell Hillbillies/Everybody’s in Show-biz – Everybody’s a Star’ plus John McCutcheon, Collective Soul, Mick Kolassa, and Brian Lisik
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Elvis’ Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Austin Butler's genuine effort to honor The King of Rock and Roll is undermined by director Luhrmann's stylistic excess and a truly terrible turn by Tom Hanks.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Paradise Highway’ Starring Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman
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The Last Movie Stars: A Homage to Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
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Music Reviews: Joni Mitchell’s ‘The Asylum Albums,’ plus Mel Carter, Dr. John, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Mountain City Four
A Joni Mitchell box set contains three early 1970s studio albums and a live set. Plus, reviews of CDs featuring Mel Carter, Dr. John, New Riders, and the Mountain City Four.
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Concert Review: TENET Vocal Artists – Motets of J.S. Bach (NYC, Sept. 18 2022)
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Concert Review (NYC): Momenta Festival VII – ‘Horn Fifths,’ Music of Brahms, Bacewicz and Mogi
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Exclusive Interview: Odelia Elgarat, Author of Adoption Memoir ‘You Are Allowed’
Author Odelia Elgarat talks about her life, her memoir of adoption and rape, and what her experiences have taught her.
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The Last Movie Stars: A Homage to Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
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Comic Review: ‘It’s So Magic’ by Lynda Barry from Drawn+Quarterly
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Videogame Review: ‘Soulstice’
Soulstice has some repetitious gameplay but is well worth checking out for its beauty, character dynamics and compelling world.
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Game Review: ‘The Clueless Party Game’ from Wilder
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Card Game Review: ‘Mantis’ from Exploding Kittens